Articles filed under Performing Arts
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AP, news groups urge court webcast in music caseJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- Fourteen news organizations, including The Associated Press and The New York Times Co., are urging a federal appeals court to allow online streaming of a hear...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist dies at Florida homeJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell, who played on such hits as "Sweet Home Alabama" and survived the 1977 plane crash that killed three ba...
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For those who don't know how to love himJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich has compared himself to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, but now the Second City comedy troupe is giving him the role he really...
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'Tosca,' 'Faust' top Lyric's plans for next seasonJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - With Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2008-09 season heading into its final two months with this week's opening of "Tristan und Isolde," next season can't be that far away. Deta...
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Noble Fool to salute doo-wop girl groups in 'Taffetas'Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Circle Theatre artistic director Kevin Bellie returns to Noble Fool to direct "The Taffetas," a salute to doo-wop girl groups from the 1950s, about a quartet of singing ...
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Lyric Opera raises curtain on truly memorable 'Tristan and Isolde'Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The world of opera is known for its portrayals of tragic love affairs, and "Tristan und Isolde" rises above the rest, a true Mount Everest of grand opera. The musical fo...
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Suburbs get a taste of operaJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Opera is one of the most expensive art forms out there. You typically need a full symphonic orchestra, stagehands to move elaborate scenery, designers to whip up period ...
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Paul McCartney set for 'Colbert Report' visitJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The Comedy Central TV channel says Paul McCartney is going to drop in on Stephen Colbert. McCartney will be a guest on Wednesday's "The Colbert Report," t...
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Recession is bitter music for performing artsJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. -- After 30 years as a professional violinist, Vivian Wolf thought the days of nerve-racking auditions were behind her. Then, the recession hit. In the ...
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Out of the White House and onto a cracker; free museum dayJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Aurora University's new art exhibit, titled "Confrontation/Contemplation," features the work of artists Mike Knierim of Winfield and Carolyn Bernstein of Chicago. Items ...